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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 6412: Provides for the imposition of civil penalties for failure to seal the court records of evictions of tenants leasing real property that is the subject of a foreclosure

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 6412 is a bill introduced in the New York House on March 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Provides for the imposition of civil penalties for failure to seal the court records of evictions of tenants leasing real property that is the subject of a foreclosure. Primary sponsor: Latrice Walker (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO JUDICIARY.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Provides that records of eviction proceeding shall be sealed when the leased property was foreclosed upon; prohibits use and disclosure of any such information relating to a tenant; imposes fine of between $1,000 and $2,000 for violations thereof.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Latrice WalkerPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse55

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
  2. REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source